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j Patented May 4, 1897.

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vCHEESE-SAFE SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 582,005,dated May 4, 1897. Application filed January 4, 1897. Serial No.617,979. (No model) To all whom, it may concern.:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. BEERLING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Vayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cheese-Safes, of whichthe following -is a specification, reference being had thereii to theaccompanying.drawings.

The invention consists in the construction of a knockdown box or case,and particularly in the connection between the parts, so that they maybe readily formed by machinery, assembled tightly, so as to prevent anylost motion or rattling and to prevent ingress of insects oraccumulation of dirt, and also to so simplify the connection between theparts so that any ordinary purchaser can set up the case withoutrequiring the assistance of expert carpentry or any large degree ofskill and without any but simple tools.

The invention further consists in the construction, arrangement, andcombination of the various parts.

In the drawings Ihave shown my invention applied in the construction ofa cheese-safe, but it is applicable to other uses, and therefore I donot wish to be limited in title or use of` my invention to such partsalone.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical, central, cross-section throughmy improved device. Fig. 2 is a similar section at right angies to Fig.l. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section. Fig. 4 is a detached perspective viewof the bottom frame, the top, and one of the sides. Fig. 5 is anenlarged sectional perspective View of one corner of the frame,illustrating the manner of the connection between the bottom, the bottomframe, and the side frames.

A is the bottom frame, preferably rectangular, as shown, and preferablyformed of inclined strips secured together at the corners with aruiter-joint, so as to give the appearance of an enlarged oran enlargingbase. The strips composing this bottom frame on their upper inner edgesare provided with a gain, as plainly shown in Fig. 5.

B is a bottom board, the edges of which rest on the shoulder C, formingthe lower face of the gain referred to.

The connection between the sides and this frame I form as follows: D arethe side frames, there being three substantially alike. The fourth sideE, I call the front, for it carries the door F. These -side frames onthe lower edge and intermediate the sides of the lower edge are providedwith an outwardly-curved tongue G. This tongue lits in a groove which isformed by suitable shaping of the contiguous edges of the bottom frameand the bottom board, the bottom being cut away to form the curved faceu, and the edge of the bottom frame A has the concentrically-curved faceZ1, forming in effect an overhan ging flange or rib on the upper edge ofthe gain. On opposite sides of the tongue G are the fiat bearing-facese, which bear, respectively, on the top of the bottom frame and on thetop of the bottom board to make a tight joint and a good finish.

When the opposite sides of the case are attached by engaging theirtongues with the grooves, thus described, it is evident that the curvedtongue will in effect clamp the bottom in place and thereby hold thebottom and the sides firmly in position without danger of rattling or ofa loose joint or cracks or crevises exposed to view if the parts aremade the proper fit. The back or the third side, as I have previouslydescribed it, can be engaged in the same manner between the two oppositesides, and I preferably" form a tongue-andgroove connection, as shown atH, Fig. 5, between this back and the sides. The front frame E lits in agroove which is formed between the front edge of the board and the innerface of the bottom-frame strip, and this, likewise, preferably has atongue-and-groove connection at the sides, as shown at lII in Fig. 3.The top I has a depending molding or rib J, which fits around the outerface of all four sides and keeps them from separating and makes a tightjoint between all the parts.

The only place where screws or nails 'are necessary in this constructionis in the application of a couple of screws or nails to hold the toponto the sides. The sides, top, and

bottom can be knocked down for shipment and packed in a compact space,and, as will be perceived by the foregoing description, they can beassembled without the use of tools or skill in the manner described, andwhen as- IOO selnbled all the joints Will have a tight fit and will havethe appearance of a perfectly solid structure and until knocked downWill be in effect a solid structure.

The door I have shown is a exible door composed of a series of stripsiexibly connected together sliding in grooves in the inner faces of thefront frame, being guided over the guiding-strips O on the inner facesof the side frames at the top in the Wellknown manner of constructingand guiding the ordinary rolling tops to desks.

IVhat I claim as my invention is- 1. In a knockdown box, or case, thecoinbination of a bottom frame, anda bottom, of an outwardly-curvedgroove formed bythe adjacent faces o' the frame and the bottom, sidesfor the frame, con'lplenientary curved tongues on the bottom of thesides, a top, and means for holding the upper ends of the sidestogether.

2. In a knockdown box or case, the combination of a bottom frame, havinga gain on its inner upper edge, the bottom resting therein, a curvedgroove formed in thev ad jacent faces of this frame and the bottom,sides havinga central-tongue fitting in this groove, and faces bearingon the edges of the frame and bottom, a top, and means for holding thesides together.

In a knockdown box or case, the coinbination of a four-sided open frame,having again on the upper inner edge, the bottoni resting on this gain,a curved groove formed by the adjacent faces of the frame and bot tonion three sides, and the three sides having a curved tongue to enter thegroove, a front frame having a ton gue-and-groove Connection with theinner faces of the sides, and fitting at the bottom between the edge ofthe bottom and the front of the `frame, and the top having a rim fittingaround the sides and front and secured thereto.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY E. BEERLING.

Witnessesz M. B. ODOGHERTY, .OTTO F. BARTHEL.

